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Basque separatist ETA formally ends fight, Spain vows prosecutions

Basque separatist ETA formally ends fight, Spain vows prosecutions

Basque separatist group ETA publicly declared its dissolution, bringing an end to a campaign against Spain that saw more than 850 people killed.

  • by Renata Brito

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'He's cut off from everybody': Pamela Anderson fears for Assange
Julian Assange

'He's cut off from everybody': Pamela Anderson fears for Assange

The former Baywatch star says she and the WikiLeaks leader used to discuss the Bible, but she hasn't heard from him for more than a month.

  • by Nick Miller
Brexit an opportunity to show the world UK's military power, Defence Secretary says
UK

Brexit an opportunity to show the world UK's military power, Defence Secretary says

For the first time this year the British Navy will have three warships in the Asia Pacific.

  • by Latika Bourke
France's May Day spent on riots, populism
France

France's May Day spent on riots, populism

French riot police used water cannon and tear gas against hundreds of hooded protesters at an annual rally in Paris.

Royals give the cold shoulder to British tabloids before wedding
Royal family

Royals give the cold shoulder to British tabloids before wedding

Prince Harry is keeping the tabloids and the paparazzi - who he blames for his mother's death - on a short leash at the forthcoming royal wedding.

  • by Ellen Barry
Party drug ecstasy helps beat post-traumatic stress disorder
Drugs

Party drug ecstasy helps beat post-traumatic stress disorder

A small study using medical grade portions of the drug suggests it might help military veterans get over PTSD.

  • by Kate Kelland
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British MP claims Kiwi think tank owner has Russian intel links
UK

British MP claims Kiwi think tank owner has Russian intel links

A Tory MP has made explosive allegations about New Zealand-born, Monaco-based billionaire Christopher Chandler.

  • by Latika Bourke
Pell faces demotion in Rome, Vatican expert says
George Pell

Pell faces demotion in Rome, Vatican expert says

Cardinal Pell was handpicked by the Pope to root out corruption in the Vatican, but his office is currently on "life support".

  • by Nick Miller
Macron's visit a timely opportunity to act on Iran's nuclear program
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Emmanuel Macron

Macron's visit a timely opportunity to act on Iran's nuclear program

France is a serious partner in the fight against Islamist terrorism and the regimes that harbour it.

  • by Naomi Levin
'A catastrophe': French museum discovers more than half its collection is fake
Art

'A catastrophe': French museum discovers more than half its collection is fake

One painting included a castle tower that had been built in the late 1950s. But the artist who supposedly painted it died in 1922.

  • by Elian Peltier and Anna Codrea-Rado
Four climbers die in Swiss Alps snowstorm
Tragedy

Four climbers die in Swiss Alps snowstorm

An unexpected snowstorm coupled with high winds has killed four climbers in the Swiss Alps and left five others in critical condition.

  • by Jamey Keaten